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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal System Security Engineer, Anti Tamper to lead security countermeasure efforts against current and future attacks.
Responsibilities
- Design security architectures using adversary threat analysis and proposed countermeasures
- Implement and test security countermeasures following U.S. Government guidance
- Apply and work with Security State of the Art (S-SOTA) technologies
- Deliver defense-in-depth security solutions for customers
- Provide technical writing
- Perform task planning and support some budget ownership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years of work experience
- Understanding of systems engineering techniques and processes
- Writing system requirements
- Defining system architectures
- Integrating hardware and software
- Validating and verifying the delivered solution
- Leading an engineering team
- Technical writing
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- 10+ years of systems engineering experience
- Cryptographic algorithm implementation
- Configuring security features of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) S-SOTA components
- Firmware development for COTS S-SOTA components such as Xilinx or Microsemi FPGAs
- Applying secure coding practices, securing operating systems, and virtualization
- Implementing and configuring security protocols
- Attack and countermeasure analysis
- Model-Based Systems Engineering using Cameo or MagicDraw
- Developing positive customer relationships
- Product design development and design analysis for manufacturability and maintainability
- Technical engineering leadership
- Integration and Verification and Validation event conduct
Technologies
- Cameo
- MagicDraw
- Xilinx
- Microsemi FPGAs
Location and Work Model
- Nashua, NH (onsite)
- Full time on site
- 100% of the time at a BAE Systems facility
Compensation
- USD 149,603 - 254,317 per year
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount programs
- Work schedule flexibility such as alternating Fridays off
- Health, dental, and vision insurance (for regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours/week)
- Health savings accounts
- 401(k) savings plan
- Disability coverage
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Legal plan
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental
- Military leave
- Bereavement
- Any applicable federal and state sick leave
- Company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards